Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1887-10-19

The Greek Ere which Hon. David
8. Terry recealiy threw In ID NE camp
Of the enemy blnzed "fdbq'a moment
with alarming fury, but explieS1' doing
no damage to those against %Gom Il
WAS projected. Its result has Been
however, "a pihce the u,,arer " Cal
Jimmy SO shocking hdhis' Honor Jere.
hiAh +. Sullivan in a mos. painful
position. Judge Terry, in his closing
argument In the Supreme Court ia
the Sharon case, asserted, with II con-
Adence that should have been born of
nothing less Than positive and direct
Information, that one of Mr.. Shnron's
counsel, an ex.Judgs,' had topdeted to
Judge Sullivan thd'ehstk of p!s client,
ready to be fi4ied'' With ally '!amdidnt
the oupldity 81 tie Judge might dc
tate, provided he would decide The
case d Sharon VI. shaii'ohb I'll tie de-
fendant favor sThs' would. be COR.
tuptsr OF judicial integrity % Described
WAS understood to % ek.JudgS oliver
p. Evans. He instantly addressed i
note to Judge Sullivan, deciating thai
no such occurrence evef'itotik place.
and called on him to say 'sa!op g. Judge
Sullivan returned an egasiyee aiswer,
Which, while It denied that Judge
Evans had ever made the infamods
proposition, left The Enthusiastically H.
ference tint Slime other person had
been Guilty of i'm '''''' ar W. ~
An Investigation by the Grand Jury
followed. Judge Terry is reported to
have declared that his informant was
tpL George Floufnoy, IN attorney
recently form Texas who was one Of
his associate Counsel for Sarah Althea.
Col. Flourhoy testified that il he made
the accusation he had no other author
ity for 1t than street rumors or con.
versaticn with some person whose
name he could not recollect: and
Judge Sullivah swoie. it is said, that
Re&as meyer cnrruptly approached in
MsYM's i,l..t .sst, and was never ten.
@Siv 'AHybody. 4 htihe in any
lorm! sAa-.uS,iiIng this statement to be
tue, as Il d"dbtless Is, Tie inquiry
Naturally suggests iiself..wby did no,
Judge Sullivan shy ID, like ID Upright
1s1se, lifdS "a Honest man HwHb 'ay.
HoFEeEa 'hSn,eroiss, lie, uttered ai:ainst
4 gcntlrnsR" IIc'had been his friend
and Associate on the bench oi. the su.'
perior Court; a 80 which involved t6e
reputation Of L dead man against
WHOM he hal decided an imbsirtaht
caGses What excuse can bs 'gtyeh fdf
conduct sd 'inscenly. SO unmantY"aGa
devoid Of the Instincts which, c6hM36,
" regulate hamiE aSti6hY Judge
Terry II he believed tht"t aa,tss'siold him
by Colonel "Gearse Flournoy, may
have bSeH Justified in making it public
in tks manller ho adopted aud in pro
senting the facts to ,he Supreme
Court. Blu, for Judge Sullivun's 70
msrkahlc letter To Jud.e Exams, deny.
ing the fact ~ 10 him alone, wbia lie
knew that Il Was an inven,inn AZ some
side walk slanderer n,ai wholly tl.'v6f.l
Of any basis Of truth, there can PC 0ii
apology whicA men Of npisr" VIII
accept lie deliberately con'riVces a
tep;y,oa DIRECT question, &, 'Es" u
leave the impression gpaHu'' HE pGblln
that the cri,le of bribery had ba,ai III
fact, openly ami shsmeiesJie ta,iemp,sa
in the Sharon case, ny 's5ino ieii,ysaty
Of the defendant. kn,'wins, as ~ now
says, ,ha, sucn an' aceds nidn was as
false as it Was" infaihGas..' ssth n
Judge Is dangerous. He dies naST'i he
long upon the bench, where ~ can
decide causes against parties md pil8
disgrace un,e defeat, impAtns4tri.ne
whore no crime exists and by crafty
negatives pr''gna.iis giving 'sirSAg,h
and form TO what he N,5wsS Il abom.
inably false. '''
Judge Sullivan may perhaps fapey
the public may forget this tinal act 'of
Injustice III ending ut his p,rIcipa
lion III the Sharon case-but he is
mistaken. liz may. and probably
will, continue to serve the remainder
Of his judicial term rs Superior Judge.
But with il ends"his career IN the
bench. He will neQhc, she Ersollep
nor torgivea BY the gehrfoua lreoplt
bf California. VINO believe in fair play
and an honest disposition 10 regard
the rights aud repuaiiiius winch ii
Judge holds ii his hahds..-.- .Nens Let.
ter. 80 ''''' $50